Brocolli Vs Asparagus
DC_TheDrivah1
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2 of my daily meals are chicken breast with a little over a cup of brocolli. I see a lot of ppl eat asparagus and was wondering if there's much of a nutritional difference or is it mostly a 'preference' thing? Any alternatives to brocolli out there? I don't mind it, but just incase I'd want to mix it up a bit. Thanks.
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Asparagus is much more expensive where I come from. Broccoli is much cheaper and more available. Even frozen asparagus is twice the price. You can buy a lot of frozen veggie mixes that have broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, peapods, and the like and have that with your chicken.0
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cauliflower is also a good sub for broccoli.0
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To me asparagus is better in season, as the taste varies a lot more than broccoli. However, you should never think of veggies as identifying the one best one. It's probably ideal to get a good variety. So eat broccoli but also try other veggies and work the ones you like into your rotation.
As far as alternatives/additions, I really like spinach, zucchini and yellow squash, winter squash, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, endive, radicchio, carrots, turnips, fennel, cabbage, bok choi, and plenty of others. Just look around and try the ones that appeal.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »To me asparagus is better in season, as the taste varies a lot more than broccoli. However, you should never think of veggies as identifying the one best one. It's probably ideal to get a good variety. So eat broccoli but also try other veggies and work the ones you like into your rotation.
I love asparagus, I really like broccoli too, along with many many other vegetables. Variety is great for getting all your nutrients as well as to not get too bored, I would go crazing having either of them day after day.
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I love asparagus! And since it isn't as widely available as broccoli all year long, I tend to eat a lot of it during the spring when it's in season. Same with artichokes. I am blessed to live in California, where so much of the world's food is grown (although with our severe drought and water restrictions to farmers, things are going to get ugly and prices are going to go up everywhere as availability goes down), and fresh veggies are abundant at good prices.
Oh yeah, sugar snap peas are another favorite to add to dishes or eat raw. Thankfully I can grown those in my garden in spring. One of these years I am going to try growing asparagus.0 -
For me it's a no brainer...love, love, love asparagus & couldn't dislike broccoli any more if I tried.0
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I like to eat asparagus when I'm in ketosis so I can properly mark my territory...0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »To me asparagus is better in season, as the taste varies a lot more than broccoli. However, you should never think of veggies as identifying the one best one. It's probably ideal to get a good variety. So eat broccoli but also try other veggies and work the ones you like into your rotation.
As far as alternatives/additions, I really like spinach, zucchini and yellow squash, winter squash, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, endive, radicchio, carrots, turnips, fennel, cabbage, bok choi, and plenty of others. Just look around and try the ones that appeal.
This. And I find I like my veggies better roasted. Stuff I never even thought about roasting (like cabbage) is awesome roasted. I had steamed asparagus at my boyfriend's mom's house, and it was so disappointing. But tonight I'm looking forward to the asparagus because I'm roasting it and the ends will get all crispy.0 -
I usually only eat asparagus when it's in season, because it's at its best and less expensive then. As was said upthread, it's best not to compare veggies. Just try to eat as many different kinds as your taste buds will allow.
Try experimenting with different veggies and different preparation methods like roasting and stir-frying. With stir fries, I particularly like combining several veggies, like cabbage, onions, and red peppers.0 -
asparagus when I have the choice/on sale- I rarely buy broccoli- but I do eat it in the California blend veggies.0
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Eat all the veggies! As others have pointed out veggies taste better while they are in season. Also veggies taste waaaay better when they are seasoned with salt and pepper and maybe some lemon
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Asparagus - I'm so over broccoli, I can't tell you. Would have brussel sprouts instead, though, love those.0
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I like both, though I tend to only get asparagus when it's in season from a local farm. Also, broccoli doesn't make your pee smell as badly as asparagus does.0
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Grilled/roasted asparagus when the ends get just a little crispy, but it only works with fresh. When it's frozen season, broccoli is more versatile. Not really a nutritional difference, but definitely a convenience one in the winter.0
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I like to eat asparagus when I'm in ketosis so I can properly mark my territory...
This made me LOL. I love asparagus and broccoli! Add some salt and pepper after it has been either steamed or lightly sauteed and you're good to go! I could never stick to just one veggie...I'd get way to bored...I try to get all my colors in Today so far has been pea pods, celery, and red raddishes. Tonight I'm making a stir-fry with mushrooms, broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, squash and zucchini mixed with a roast that I cut into strips. 0 -
Asparagus is free for me, but that's because we go pick it when it's in season. We can fill 3 bags full and will be good for the year! I'm hoping to go this weekend!!
I love broccoli too!!!0 -
one makes your urine smell, the other makes your crap smell..pick your poison0
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I love both but broccoli doesn't make my pee smell awful so it wins out. (Apparently the pee thing doesn't happen to everyone. Who knew?)
Don't even get me started on beets. Every time I eat them I have that moment of panic in the bathroom when I wonder if I'm dying of bladder cancer or something.
Sorry. TMI. Carry on.0 -
Asparagus I love but it is definitely expensive at times. Broccoli is pretty much cheap year round and high in vitamin C. I roast broccoli (and all my veggies, really) in the oven and it's delicious!0
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I like to eat both. But I am also the unfortunate carrier of the gene that allows you to smell if you have eaten asparagus in urine and that is quite nasty. Heh...
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/science-nature/why-asparagus-makes-your-urine-smell-49961252/0 -
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CrabNebula wrote: »I like to eat both. But I am also the unfortunate carrier of the gene that allows you to smell if you have eaten asparagus in urine and that is quite nasty. Heh...
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/science-nature/why-asparagus-makes-your-urine-smell-49961252/
it's science- and it's awesome.
hits me about 30-45 min after- it's QUICK!0 -
CrabNebula wrote: »I like to eat both. But I am also the unfortunate carrier of the gene that allows you to smell if you have eaten asparagus in urine and that is quite nasty. Heh...
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/science-nature/why-asparagus-makes-your-urine-smell-49961252/
it's science- and it's awesome.
hits me about 30-45 min after- it's QUICK!
I timed it yesterday. It's faster than that! 15 minutes. I think that was a new PB.
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mamapeach910 wrote: »CrabNebula wrote: »I like to eat both. But I am also the unfortunate carrier of the gene that allows you to smell if you have eaten asparagus in urine and that is quite nasty. Heh...
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/science-nature/why-asparagus-makes-your-urine-smell-49961252/
it's science- and it's awesome.
hits me about 30-45 min after- it's QUICK!
I timed it yesterday. It's faster than that! 15 minutes. I think that was a new PB.
I've never timed it- I just know I eat- and when I pee next it happens- but I rarely pee immediately after eating- I'm so timing it next time!! That is crazy quick!0 -
Broccoli's success as a grocery store item is overwhelmingly its hardiness. It travels very well, and the flavour of store-bought broccoli in February in Edmonton is almost indistinguishable from freshly grown and prepared-immediately-after-picking from my own garden.
Asparagus, during the five weeks from the end of May to the beginning of July when it's locally available, is my single favourite food of all time, and deserves to be lightly steamed and eaten within hours of cutting it, if possible. Forty-seven weeks of the year, I couldn't be bothered - it's expensive and woody and too old by the time it gets to the grocery.0 -
can you freeze fresh asparagus for later on in the year or will it have freezer burns and taste bad/bad texture?0
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Asparagus and broccoli are both great, but variety is key. Asparagus is more expensive and spoils easily, so I usually go for broccoli or some other sturdy vegetable.0
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mamapeach910 wrote: »CrabNebula wrote: »I like to eat both. But I am also the unfortunate carrier of the gene that allows you to smell if you have eaten asparagus in urine and that is quite nasty. Heh...
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/science-nature/why-asparagus-makes-your-urine-smell-49961252/
it's science- and it's awesome.
hits me about 30-45 min after- it's QUICK!
I timed it yesterday. It's faster than that! 15 minutes. I think that was a new PB.
This counts as a NSV...congrats!
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We freeze it raw, before it gets too old. It's not great straight up afterward, but is a good ingredient into soups, quiches, that sort of thing. Basically the same places you might add broccoli pieces. 0
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